Average Rating: 5.1/10
Reviews Counted: 6
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 4
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Release Date: Jan 1, 1999 Wide
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Average Rating: 3.1/5
User Ratings: 1,464
Writer/director Paul Schrader explored his well-documented interest in film noir with this modern-day crime story. A horribly disfigured man named Manuel Esquema (Joseph Fiennes) is called upon to help out Mark Brice (Ray Liotta), a former city councilman in a wealthy New York community. Brice has been accused of some serious financial irregularities, and Esquema is the sort of "fixer" who might be able to make his problems go away. Mark, however, doesn't recognize Esquema as the former Alan
R, 1 hr. 55 min.
Drama, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy
Jan 1, 1999 Wide
May 15, 2001
MGM Pictures, Inc.
All Critics (9) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (4) | DVD (3)
...surprisingly engaging...
This one layed an egg with the whiny and pleading Joseph Fiennes character reduced to saying mostly corny love lines to the boring Gretchen Mol character.
Well, I still like stories but don't let the crime/drama description fool you. This is definitely a chick flick and a thin one at that.
July 19, 2011I like the stars, the often underrated Gretchel Mol. Joseph Fiennes is a good actor, and Ray Liotta usually adds an interesting appeal to a film. Veteran director Paul Schrader is at the helm. So, what happened? This is so slow moving, the screenplay and the delivery of it, fails to convince. Even the score is
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